Nick Compton, playing as a Compton should, attempted a leg glance and the ball
dribbled away to the boundary, making contact with neither bat nor
wicketkeeping gloves. It stopped just below the England dressing room and,
as it did so, those from inside rose in triumphant unison.

Amid the bodies, the arm raises and the high-fives, it was possible to see
Andy Flower and Kevin Pietersen share a hug. It looked warm and genuine and
it felt like the moment that reintegration was complete.

It was a tame end to an absorbing Test match, but for the few hundred England